Carney should have talked to caucus before quickly declaring support for U.S.-Israeli war on Iran

Prime Minister Mark Carney has given Canadians hope and is a savvy leader for our times, but he should be listening to his caucus, too. The Liberals who have been speaking anonymously to The Hill Times are right: attacking a sovereign nation without authorization from the UN Security Council violates international law. His MPs would have told him that.
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks across Parliament Hill on his way to the West Block on March 10, 2026.

A lot of ink has been spilled and much airtime eaten up about Prime Minister Mark Carney's changing stance on the United States-Israeli war on Iran ever since he offered clear support for the air strikes on Feb. 28 when he was in Mumbai, India.

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